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The chained library at Wimborne Minister

Wimborne Minster, England

Wimborne Minster Chained Library

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.

Winchester Round Table in the Great Hall, Dendrochronology dating has placed it at 1275.

Winchester, England

Winchester Round Table

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

The entrance to the caves.

West Wycombe, England

Hellfire Caves

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Mr. Blobby's House
Permanently Closed

Cricket Saint Thomas, England

Mr. Blobby's House

The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.

Wheatley Lock-Up

Wheatley, England

Wheatley Lock-Up

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

Saint Mary's Church, Iffley.

Oxford, England

Annora's Tomb

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

Inside the old cathedral.

Coventry, England

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Priory undercroft excavations in 2001.

Coventry, England

Ruins of St. Mary's Priory Cathedral

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

Old Council Chamber in the guildhall.

Coventry, England

St. Mary's Guildhall

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

The Doom Painting, Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, England.

Coventry, England

'Coventry Doom'

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

The gatehouse.

Coventry, England

Remains of the Whitefriars Friary

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

Ford's Hospital from Greyfriars Lane.

Coventry, England

Ford's Hospital

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

Cheylesmore Manor Gatehouse

Coventry, England

Cheylesmore Manor Gatehouse

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

Spon Street

Coventry, England

Spon Street

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth, England

Kenilworth Castle

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Blakesley Hall

Birmingham, England

Blakesley Hall

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

The caves have a network of walkways and chambers.

Caynton, England

Caynton Caves

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

An abandoned bunker.

Swindon, England

Britain's Secret Underground Bunkers

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.

Harvington Hall

Kidderminster, England

Harvington Hall

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

The box tunnel flooded with light

Box, England

Box Tunnel Entrance

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

Colin's Barn's turrets.

Chedglow, England

Colin's Barn

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

Death Masks

Worcester, England

George Marshall Medical Museum

Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.

Blaise Hamlet

Bristol, England

Blaise Hamlet

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.

St. John's House

Bridgend, Wales

St. John's House

This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

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